nice cozy romance. The title refers to finance jargon - even with a declining stock, there could be a little bounce upwards. Jacobia buys a coastal Maine house that's falling down around her ears...and finds a dead billionaire in the storeroom? Who-dun-it. Friend Ellie confesses, and the townie characters roll in, as Jacobia starts asking questions and getting into things deeper and deeper ( )

2.5 maybe, but I like the narration so I'll try anther ( )

I've read this before but took this chance to listen to it in the car. Jacobia (Jake) Tiptree has moved to an island off the Maine coast from New York with her son. In another life she was a financial advisor to all types of people including bad guys, but she was careful not to cross any lines. Her ex-husband, Victor, is in high demand as a surgeon. He also had no boundaries when it came to women and often cheated. Jacobia finally divorced him, but he then made her life miserable for along time. She moves to Maine more or less on a whim. The dead cat bounce is a financial term. A man is found dead in her pantry and her good friend, Ellie, from next door confesses. Jacobia investigates and finally comes up with answers. I like this character.

The first in the 'Home Repair is Homicide' cozy mystery series. I enoyed it and will read more of the series.

Back Cover Blurb:
Since she bought her rambling old fixer-upper of a house, Jacobia Tiptree has gotten used to finding things broken. But her latest problem isn't so easily repaired. Along with the rotting floor joists and sagging support beams, there's the little matter of the dead man in Jake's storeroom, an ice pick firmly planted in his cranium.
Not much happens in her tiny Maine town, but that's about to change. Jake's unknown guest turns out to be local boy turned millionaire Threnody McIlwaine. When Jake's best friend, quiet and dependable Ellie White, confesses to the murder, cops and journalists swarm into snowbound Eastport.
Jake smells a cover-up, and begins poking into past history between McIlwaine and Ellie's family. But someone doesn't like nosy neighbors.....and Jake's rustic refuge may become her final resting place..... ( )

This is a new cozy mystery series for me. I thought it was very well-written. The action began immediately to draw you into the story. I thought the author did an excellent job of balancing past with present so the reader could understand the background. The storyline kept flowing, without choppy blocks of time. The characters were fun and interesting. Plus the ending was quite amusing. I will definitely continue the series. ( )